It is possible to monitor the activity of database links from the command line using the dsconf command-line utility to return the monitoring attributes that are required. The monitoring attributes are stored in the cn=monitor,cn=database_link_name, cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config.

For example, the dsconf command-line utility can be used to retrieve all the monitoring attributes for a particular database link. For example, this command monitors a database link called DBLink1:

# dsconf -D 'cn=Directory Manager' ldap://server.example.com chaining monitor DBLink1

For details about the monitoring attributes, see the Database Link Attributes under cn=monitor,cn=database_name,cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config section in the Red Hat Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.